'Gas mark ups are not in suppliers' control'

RUBIS Bahamas maintained yesterday that while the fuel industry in the country is regulated by the government, it has no control over the movements in the price of fuel on the international market.

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The ups and downs of sites for straw vendors

This article was originally published in July, 2007.

"THE daily passage of market women up and down Market Street, under the (1852) stone arch named after Governor Gregory, was one of the picturesque Nassau sights."

- Islanders in the Stream, by Gail Saunders and Michael Craton.

By LARRY SMITH

IT SEEMS that the more things change in Nassau, the more they stay the same. The following comment wa...

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US Coast Guard spearheads weekly beach clean-ups on New Providence

U.S. Embassy volunteers gathered on West beach on February 17 for their fourth weekly beach cleanup since the beginning of January.

The effort was spearheaded by The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment to help ensure that the Bahamas remains "green, clean and pristine."

U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Director, Tonya Kelley, has been the driving force behind the...

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Mobile wallet top-ups decline by just over $31 million

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Mobile wallet top-ups saw a significant decline during the first five months of this year reaching just $7.1 million when compared to $38.4 million during the same period last year. "Comparative mobile payments trends continued to be impacted by the significantly reduced levels of Government transfer payments. Absent these transfers, total wallet [...]

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PLP says, BEC massive mismanagement cover-ups continues under Deveaux, Neymour and Moss

The Progressive Liberal Party is very deeply concern over the critical state of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation and the constant misleading statements by Minister Earl Deveaux, Jr Minister Phenton Neymour and Chairman Michael Moss. Neymour recently told the public that BEC was again profitable yet our sources tell us that BEC currently owes it Oil Supplier over $100,000,000...

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Grown Ups 2

• Genre : Comedy
• Rating : C - 18yrs and Older

After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny (Adam Sandler), finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and 400 costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.

Grown Ups

• Genre : Comedy
• Rating : T - 15yrs and Older

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Lakeisha Rolle one-ups Love Potion # 9 with her award-winning welcome drink to Sandals Emerald Bay guests

When the Searchers sand Love Potion #9, they never met Lakeisha Rolle, the famed bartender from Sandals Emerald Bay who wooed and wowed hundreds of guests since she won the award for the most original welcome drink in the popular resort’s history.

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Long Isl. Regatta Sees 45% Bump In Sign-ups

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The 54th Long Island Regatta is just a week away, taking place in Salt Pond, Long Island from May 31st through June 3rd.

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Govt ups its share in underwater treasure

The Antiquities, Monuments and Museum (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which will allow the government to receive a 50 percent share of artifacts recovered from Bahamian waters, was passed in the House yesterday. It received bipartisan support. Prime Minister Philip Davis who led debate on the bill, said it is necessary to protect "our patrimony". The bill ...
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